Tests of the charge convexity conjecture in Caswell-Banks-Zaks theory

DOI10.1007/JHEP08(2023)044arXiv2305.08947OpenAlexW4385766285WikidataQ123351871 ScholiaQ123351871MaRDI QIDQ6050341

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Publication date: 12 October 2023

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Abstract: The Charge Convexity Conjecture (CCC) states that in a unitary conformal field theory in $dgeq3$ dimensions with a global symmetry, the minimal dimension of operators in certain representations of the symmetry, as a function of the charge $q$ of the representation (or a generalized notion of it), should be convex. More precisely, this was conjectured to be true when $q$ is restricted to positive integer multiples of some integer $q_0$. The CCC was tested on a number of examples, most of which are in $d<4$ dimensions, and its version in which $q_0$ is taken to be the charge of the lowest-dimension positively-charged operator was shown to hold in all of them. In this paper we test the conjecture in a non-trivial example of a $d=4$ theory, which is the family of Caswell-Banks-Zaks IR fixed points of $SU(N_c)$ gauge theory coupled to $N_f$ massless fermions and $N_s$ massless scalars. In these theories, the lowest-dimension gauge-invariant operators that transform non-trivially under the global symmetry are mesons. These may consist of two scalars, two fermions or one of each. We find that the CCC holds in all applicable cases, providing significant new evidence for its validity, and suggesting a stronger version for non-simple global symmetry groups.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.08947

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